NEW YORK (AP) — Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining ...

Faith Ringgold at her home in Englewood, N.J., in 2020. She was best known for what she called “story quilts”: large panels of unstretched canvas, painted with narrative scenes in vivid acrylics.

Faith Ringgold was on the Time 100 list of most influential people in 2022. At 91, Ringgold was the oldest honoree and one of two visual artists. Ringgold has enjoyed a full life and career of ...

Ringgold, the pioneering artist and author best known for narrative quilts that interwove art with activism and uplifted Black women’s stories, has died at 93.